St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
Mayor Ames Makes Rather Severe Re-
marks About the Democracy Of
Certain Gentlemen.
The Police Commission Orders the
Police to Have Saloons Closed
Promptly at Midnight.
Work of Wind, Rain and Lightning.
The RuCtion Among the State
Grain Inspectors.
LOST OR sTRAYED.
Unaccountable Disappearance Of
Il Democratic Majority.


When the park commission convened
yesterday afternoon there were two or
three little circumstances which indi-
Gated that the numerous little confabs
held during the week with certain DEM
ocratic members OF the board had not
been without effect, and that the tables
had been turned i'll reference to the mo
mentouS questions of political economy
involved in the reduction of the salary
of the superintendent of parks and the
appointment of park police. PreSi-
dent Loring came early, wearing
cheerful, non-partiZan smile. Commits
Sioner E. NJ. Wilson looked ten years
younger, and Commissioner j. {. OS-
valid was in the chair, when his physi-
cal condition showed that he should
have been at home and in bed.
Mayor Ames was absent from his seat
by the steam radiator, while Aid. Mills,
who was in the adjoining council
chamber, approved to be deeply en-
crossed in a committee meeting. Com
missioner 4. II. Mitchell stuck his head
in at the door for Il minute, and then alb
stractedly amblcd down stairs. Ed A.
Stevens opened up the mammoth Secre-
taryS book and read over the minutes
of the proceeding meeting i'll a brisk,
business-like way, as though he was i'll
al hurry " CdlCll d tldlll. IlC llSAt
folded some manuscript which resent
bled Il Chinese laundry bill. 1t proved
to. be his correspondence with the po
lice commission, which furnished the
information that no detail would be
made of patrolmen for the parks unless
under the control of the superintendent
of police.
CHANGING THINGS AROUND.
Commissioner Wilson, with prelimi
nary ''ahem'' to clear his throat, moved
TO reconsider the action of the previous
meeting in reference to the reduction of
the salary of the superintendent of
parks, and establishing a Superintend-
ent of park police. All of the commits
SiOnerS present voted in the affirmative
with the sole exception Of Commissioner
Ingenhutt. The original motion passed
at the previous meeting was then put
and lost. Commissioners Brown, Board
man, Wilson, Sutherland, Bassett
and Oswald voting against it, and
Commissioner Ingenhutt for it.
Commissioners March and Glenn
entSon asked to be excused from
voting because, while they were opposed
TO cutting down the salary of the super
intendent of parks, they were i'll favor
of superintendent of park police.
Commissioner Wilson followed this up
with motion to reconsider and lay the
matter on the table, and next moved
that William Berry be appointed super
intendent of parks at a salary of $500
for the ensuing year, and that contract
be executed with him. This carried by
a vote of 10 to ,, Commissioner Gilman,
who had just come in, keeping Commits
Sioner lngenhutt company OH the mega
tive side. Motions to abolish the offices
of superintendent of tree planting, SUI
perintendent OF grading and superin-
tendent of park police were then carried,
and each nailed to the cross with the
motion to reconsider and lay the motion
on the table. Commissioner lngenhutt
alone made any comment, saying sadly:
Mine gracious. all of last Saturdays work
undone, and it was so hot and l stayed here
solOng.
In reference to the superintendent of
park police. Mr.. Wilson took occasion
TO explain after the vote that he made
his motion as the police commission had
refused to make a detail unless it should
be under the control of the superin-
tendent of police. Mr.. BaSSett explained
that he voted to abolish the office for the
same reason, although he. would like to
have superintendent of park police.
Attorney Byrnes-Are you not little too
previous. Mr.. Wilson? Does not the law say
the park police shall be under the control of
the park commission!
Commissioner Wilson, guess not.
Mr.. Byrnes-It most certainly says so spe-
officially.
Commission Wilson-When we want your
opinion we will call upon you.
sCHOTZKA A NICE MAN.
After this awful rebuke Mr.. Byrnes
laid back in his chair and Mr.. Wilson
calmly proceeded, moved to request the
police commission to detail nine
mounted and three foot patrOlmen, and
followed it up with his usual motion to
Il low fl,n Lot.
on the table. He next handed up mo-
ton to the secretary that the president
should be requested to appoint p. P.
SchotZka forester of the city, with COM
pensation at the rate of $1,000 year. 1t
was understood tacitly that Commits
sioner Oswald desired the appointment
of Schotzka, so President Loring, who
had at the previous meeting de-
no uneed Schotzka as unfit
arose with deprecating smile and said
he thought Mr.. SchotZka would do first
rate as forester, as he would not have
charge of men.
Clerk Stevens here remarked that he
did not think forester could be ap-
pointed under the law, as the legislature
had made ''bull of it,"
Commissioner Wilson-It would be the first
thing in reference to Minneapolis that the
legislature had not made a bull of if il was
not.
The motion to appoint SchotZka
carried, and then Mr.. Wilson nailed it
down with his motion to reconsider and
lay the motion to reconsider on the
table.
Commissioner March moved that the
commission shall hereafter sell trees for
planting in streets at cost price.
THE BALANCE OF THE BUSINESS
Df Two, tod ~, ~,
pleaSanteSt way imaginable, with an
unanimity beautiful to witness. Reso-
buttons from Dudley p. Chase Post, G.
A. r., asking that veterans of the war
be given preference in, appointments,
was presented and referred, upon mo-
ton of Commissioner Sutherland, to the
committee upon employment, with the
instruction that it should be regarded so
far as possible. Commissioner Oswald
offered motion giving w. H. Eustis
back deed to some land which the
board never accepted. r. p. Russell. a
former member of the board, appeared
and stated that there had been an I'M
Outstanding on the part of the property
owners donating land for Hennepin ay-
enue boulevard, that it was to he Sprin-
killed. by the park commission. President
Loring again changed front and recon-
mended that the boulevard should be
sprinkled Commissioner Sutherland
claimed that the board had not been
bound by any promises to sprinkle the
boulevard, but that it had been init
mated by the property owners that it
would be done. Commissioner Board
man said he owned great deal of
frontage on the boulevard, nevertheless
he was in favor of having the sprinkling
done'at the expense of the park COM
mission. Commissioner Oswald moved
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